Fare receiver and register.



Patented Apr. 24, I900.

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(Application filed Dec. 18, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS P. PICHETTE, OF LAVVRENOE, MASSACHUSETTS.

. FARE REcE|vER AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 647,985, dated April24, 1900. Application filed December 13, 1899. Serial No. 740,176. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may camera.-

I Be it known that I, LOUIS P. PICHETTE, of Lawrence, in the county ofEssex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fare Receivers and Registers, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to devices for receiving and registering faresand is adapted to be used by conductors on street-cars.

It consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement,which I shall now proceed to describe and claim.

Of the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofa fare receiver and register constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal vertical section thereof.Fig. 3 represents a detail perspective View of the registeringmechanism. Fig. 4 represents a partial vertical section taken justinside of one of the side walls of the casing and looking toward saidwall. Fig. 5 represents a partial vertical section of the upper portionof the casing looking in the opposite direction from Fig. 2. Fig. 6represents an enlarged detail section of parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 7represents a section on line 7 7 of Fig. 6.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a casing divided internally byan L-shaped partition 2 into two chambers 3 4, which 1 term,respectively, the fare-receiving chamber and the registering-chamber.The front of the registering-chamber is formed by a somewhat angularrecess or depression in one corner of the outer casing 1 and is providedwith a glazed opening 5, through which the numbers on theregistering-wheels, hereinafter described, are visible. A handle 6 forholding and transporting the device spans the recessed corner of thecasing, and said casing may also be provided with adownwardly-projecting hook on one side for attaching the device to ac'ond nctors belt or other suitable support.

In the top wall of the fare-receiving chamber 8 is a slot 8, throughwhich the coins, transfers, or other fares are adapted to be inserted.Said slot is normally closed by means of a gate 9, pivoted at 10 andopening inwardly against the tension of a spring 11, said gate forming aV-shaped bottom to the slot in connection with an inclined partition orabutment 12. The lower edge of the gate 9 is serrated or provided withteeth 13 13, which operate to prevent the retraction of the fare afterit has been introduced into the slot 8, past thelower edge of the gate.The teeth operate by catching on the irregularities of the coin-surfaceor becoming embedded in the surface of the transfer-ticket, bill, orother fare. At the lower end of the inclined abutment 12 is an L-shapedshelf 14:, pivoted at 15 and forming, together with the inclinedabutment 12 and the top of the chamber, a receptacle or inclosure whichmay be termed a sight-chamber, the top of which is provided with aglazed opening 18, through which the fare which has been inserted in theslot 8 may be viewed. As soon as it is seen that the fare has'beenproperly deposited the shelf 14 is tilted or depressed by a suitablearrangement, which may'consist'of a short push-rod 16, normally elevatedby a spring 39 and connected at its lower end 17 to the shelf 1A1 on oneside of the pivotal point 15 of said shelf. Then the rod 16 isdepressed, the shelf 14- will be tilted on its pivot and will releasethe fare into the receiving-chamber 3. The fare falls through a Vshapedcontracted chute 19 onto the bottom of the chamber 3, from which chamberthe accumulated fares may be re moved when desired through a door 40,hinged at 4.1 to the body of the casing 1 and provided with a suitablelock 4.2. The construction and arrangement of the V-shaped chute 19prevent the fares from being removed from the lower part of the chamber3by shaking or otherwise after having been once inserted therein.

As each fare is deposited a registering and bell-ringing device ismanually actuated to give a signal and at the same time register thefare, said device, as herein shown, being constructed as follows: 19represents a series of registering-wheels provided with numbers on theirperipheries from O to 9, one row of said numbers atatime showing throughthe glazed sight-opening 5 in the front of the casing. The first of saidwheels is provided with a ratchet 20, having ten teeth, and suitablemechanism is provided whereby one ceases complete rotation of: each ofthe wheels in order moves the next succeeding wheel onetenth of arevolution, such registering mechanism being well known. To rotate theratchet 20, I provide a pawl 21, pivoted at 22 to the partition 2 andconnected by a link 28 to a vertically-movable push-rod 24. The latteris mounted at its upper end in an aperture in the top of the casing 1and near its lower end in an apertured car 25, affixed to the partition2. A spring 26, surrounding the rod 2t, normally elevates said rod. Theupper end of the rod is exposed on the outside of the casing, and whenthe operator depresses the same the pawl 21 will be moved against theratchet 20 and will cause the first registering-wheel to be rotated adistance of one-tenth of a revolution.

29 is a bell mounted on the partition 2 and having a projectingoperating lever or dog 30, whichis adapted to be engaged and depressedduring the downward movement of the rod 24 by an arm 28, projecting fromsaid rod. The same movement of the rod therefore actuates the registerand rings the bell. The retraetive movement of the pawl 21 is limited bymeans of an abutment or stop 27. (Shown in Fig. 2;)

I have shown the registering mechanism as mounted upon a base 32,adapted to slide laterally into and out of engagement with guides Theside of the casing l is provided with an opening 31 opposite theregistering mechanism of suflicient size to allow of the passage of saidregistering mechanism, and said opening is normally covered by means ofa slide 34:, mounted in suitable guides within the casing, said slidebeing accessible when the door 40 is opened. The registering mechanismneed ordinarily be re moved only at rare intervals for repairs oradjustment. Provision is made for resetting it at any time by squaringthe end of the arbor 35, which carries the ratchet 20, so as to lit akey, which may be inserted when the slide 34 is withdrawn. The reverserotation of the ratchet 20 is prevented by a checkpawl 3G,pressedagainst the ratchet by a spring 37 and having a projection 38, whose endextends into alinement with the arbor 35. When the key is inserted, itis first given a lateral movement to engage the projection 38 and movethe cheek-pawl 36 out of engagement with the ratchet 20. The key is thenslipped over the end of the arbor 35, and the registering-wheels may berotated in either direction to reset the register. During this move mentthe check-pawl 30 is held out of action by the abutment of theprojection against the stem ol' the key.

W'hen the door 40 is closed, a quadrantshaped stop 43 on said door abutsagainst the slide 3 1 and locks the latter in place.

I claim 1. A fare receiver and register, comprising a casing having afare-receiving eompartment and a registering-eompartment, a door in thewall of the fare-receiving compartment for removing its contents, aregistering meelr anisin re movably mounted in the registeringcompartment, an opening. in the wall of said compartment for removingthe registering mechanism, andan internal slide covering said openingand accessible from the farereceiving compartment through the door ofthe latter.

2. A fare receiver and register, comprising a registering'compartment,registering wheels contained therein, the ratchet 20 for revolving saidwheels, the pawl 21 pivoted. to a fixed support and adapted to rotatesaid ratchet, the push-rod 2% connected at one end to said pawl andhaving its other end extended through the wall of theregisteringcompart-ment, a spring for retracting said rod and pawl, thearm 28 projecting from said rod, and the bell 2.) having the operating-lever 30 located in the path of said arm, whereby the bell is rungand the register actuated by a longitudinal operative movement of therod 2%.

A fare receiver and register, comprising a casing having afare-receiving compartment and a register-ing-compartment, a door in thewall of the fare-receiving compartment for removing its contents, aslide in the wall of the registering-eompartment, and means operated byclosing the door, for looking the slide in place.

at. A fare receiver and register comprising a casing having a slot forthe introduction of fares, a registering mechanism mounted in saidcasing and having an arbor provided with a ratchet and formed to receivea key for setting back the mechanism, a checkpawl engaging said ratchetto normally prevent such movement of the mechanism, said pawl having alug which projects into alinement with the arbor, said. lug restingagainst the key when the latter is fitted to the arbor, and holding thepawl away from the ratchet, an opening in the wall of the casing for insorting the key, and a closure 'for said opening.

In testimony whereof I have al'lixed mysignature in presence of twowitnesses.

LOUIS l. PlCllltl ld l.

Witnesses:

'1. W. Pinzznir'rr, O. F. 'I'Enown.

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